We recently published a revised version of our Privacy Statement and Terms & Conditions By using this site, you agree to these revised documents including the use of cookies
to enhance your experience. We kindly ask you to take a few minutes to read and understand them.

Bertrand Borg

Bertrand Borg

Xarabank presenter Peppi Azzopardi came in for a barrage of criticism when he announced the Friday night TV show would be airing an interview with Liam Debono.
The courts stepped in and forced a change of plan, with magistrate Joe Mifsud saying...

Bertrand Borg

Malta’s national football team came in for considerable flak on social media for having celebrated with pizza after winning a hard-fought draw against Azerbaijan in the UEFA Nations League on Sunday.
But according to health experts, keyboard...

Bertrand Borg

Daphne Caruana Galizia’s grieving family and friends are clamouring for a public inquiry into her murder, their calls borne of suspicion in the government and its motives. But according to Justice Minister Owen Bonnici, the government has done...

Bertrand Borg

On Friday, Facebook said that hackers had stolen digital login codes that gave them access to nearly 50 million user accounts.The hack - the worst security breach in the social network’s history – exploited three separate bugs which allowed...

Bertrand Borg

When activists drowned out a Planning Authority hearing concerning an ODZ fuel station with their drums, a couple of them ended up with bleeding heads.
One week later, as they sat in silence and watched that same authority’s board vote in favour...

Bertrand Borg

Updated 11am
The European Commission plans to add 10,000 European border guards to patrol EU coasts and borders by 2020, Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker announced on Wednesday.The call to bolster the EU’s European Border and Coast Guard...

Bertrand Borg

German sea rescue NGO Sea-Watch has filed a judicial protest against the government, which continues to ground the NGO’s reconnaissance aircraft. In a statement issued on Friday, the NGO slammed Prime Minister Joseph Muscat for a series of...

Bertrand Borg

Malta’s economy is booming, but beneath the positive sheen of record employment lies a darker reality that often goes ignored.
“Our economy is built on cheap labour and precarious work,” says Yana Mintoff. “It’s not healthy. It’s not good for the...

Bertrand Borg

Updated 5.32pm
Italy’s government has apologised to Malta after an Italian policeman called Malta’s ambassador to Italy a “whore” on Facebook.
In a statement, the Italian embassy in Malta said that foreign minister Moavero Milanesi had called his...

Bertrand Borg

A woman who ended up permanently disfigured after a dog bit her in the face has informed police she is prepared to sue them to ensure they press charges against the animal’s owner.
Sliema resident Lindsey Vella was bitten by a dog last February...